Barons sweep home meet as tri-county takes part in Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational
Thursday, September 24
The area’s top cross country event filled Patriot Park on Wednesday with the Wilson Hall/Thomas Sumter Invitational, as 25 programs gathered for the annual meet. Locally, the host schools were …
Wilson Hall boys finish second at Lake Murray Invitational
Monday, September 21
The Wilson Hall cross country team faced off with some of the programs in the state on Saturday at the Lake Murray Invitational. The Baron boys finished second in a crowd of 27 teams, while the girls …
AREA ROUNDUP: East Clarendon volleyball topples Manning, Marlboro County to open region play
Saturday, September 19
The East Clarendon volleyball team opened region play this week with a trip to Manning on Tuesday before hosting Marlboro County on Thursday. The Lady Wolverines took home a pair of wins to start region play on the right foot. The Lady Monarchs …
Sumter High, Thomas Sumter, Laurence Manning, Clarendon Hall run in Mike Moore Classic
Tuesday, September 15
The cross country teams from Sumter High, Thomas Sumter, Laurence Manning and Clarendon Hall traveled to Saluda Shoals Park for the Mike Moore Classic on Saturday, coming away with some strong …
The Wilson Hall football team opened region play against a familiar foe on Friday, welcoming their rivals from Thomas Sumter to Spencer Field. The Barons ran away with things in the first half, …
The Sumter High volleyball team traveled to East Clarendon on Tuesday as both teams played their final game before diving into region play next week. The Lady Gamecocks took home the win in four sets. East Clarendon took the first set 25-23, …
The Sumter High girls tennis team opened its season with a 7-0 sweep of Manning on Monday. The Lady Gamecocks were nearly perfect across the board. Merrit Jones beat Tori McCabe 6-0, 6-0, while Izzy Wright beat Jania Scammel by the same score. …
The Wilson Hall volleyball team traveled to Thomas Sumter on Thursday for a cross-town rivalry matchup, taking home a 3-0 sweep in the process. For the Barons, it was a continuation of an excellent start to the season, improving to 12-1 in the …
The Thomas Sumter football team opened its season on the right foot on Friday night. After waiting out storms, the Generals ran wild for a 44-0 victory over Carolina Academy. It was the first …
Football teams across Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties began their seasons on the gridiron on Friday, Aug. 21. With each new season comes a fresh batch of stars and a renewed sense of excitement for every program. As fall on the gridiron kicks …
The arrow has been pointing in the right direction since Stacy Bell took over the Thomas Sumter football program in 2024. They jumped from one win in his first season to claiming four victories a …
The Sumter Item hosted its annual Hines Furniture Football Media Day on Saturday as the tri-county gears up for another fall on the gridiron. This is always a special day of the year, as it signifies the start of a new school year of athletics - …
After a summer of hard work at practice and thriving in competitions at the state and regional level, a trio of athletes from Sumter Speed will compete with the best young track and field athletes in the country this week at the USATF Junior Olympic …
Local SCISA track and field programs were busy with region meets this week, as Thomas Sumter traveled to Orangeburg Prep for the SCISA Region I-3A meet on Tuesday before Wilson Hall hosted Laurence …
The Wilson Hall equestrian team traveled to Long Creek Equestrian Center in Blythewood on Saturday, placing third as a team. Senior Campbell Cromer finished fifth on the flat and fifth over the fences in varsity open for the Lady Barons. …
Thomas Sumter's Omnaa Patel signed to continue her volleyball career on Monday, joining the Fire Ants from USC Sumter. "It was nerve-wracking; I didn't expect to be emotional," Patel said after shedding a few tears while thanking her parents for …
The Thomas Sumter and Clarendon Hall softball teams met on Monday and Tuesday to kick off a three-game set, which concluded after press time on Friday. The Lady Generals came out of spring break with some great momentum, claiming a pair of …
